Five Points Each. Total 150 Points. Choose the best answer from (A) (D).

1. Compute 112 + 161 139 502.

(A) 12100

(B) 18400

(C) 20000

(D) 24000

2. Suppose mn < 0 and m is a square root of n. If m + n = 20, find m.

(A) 4
3. If

(B) 4

(C) 5

(D) 5

(x 3) is a factor of x2 + ax 15, find a.

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 1

(D) 2

4. The four graphs below show the profits earned by companies A, B, C, and D
during first six months of 2015. For which of these companies do the profits for
the first six months form an arithmetic sequence?

(A) A, B
(B) A, B, C, D
(C) A, B, C
(D) A, B, D
5. A triangle has its three interior angles expressed as x, (3x5), and 45. What
kind of triangle is it?
(A) Equilateral
(B) Acute

(C) Isosceles Right

(D) Obtuse

6. Straight line L // M as shown in the figure on the right.

Which one of the following statements is correct?
(A) 2 + 3 + 4 = 180
(C) 3 = 1 + 5

(B) 1 = 5
(D) 3 = 2 + 4

7. If a b = 8 and ab = 7, find (a + b)2.

(A) 64
(B) 78
(C) 88
(D) 92
8. If the lengths of two sides of a right triangle are
its hypotenuse?
15
16
(B)
(A)
11
11

(C)

17
11

(D)

2
5
and , what is the length of
3
4

17
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9. If

(2x + 5)(x + 1) (3x 2)(x + 1) can be represented as (ax + b)(cx + d)

where a, b, c, and d are integers, compute |a + b + c + d|.

(A) 5

(B) 6

(C) 7

(D) 8

10. Given an arithmetic progression 4 + 9 + 14 + , find the sum of its first 50

terms.
(A) 6215

(B) 6325

(C) 6355

(D) 6425

11. All four automobile logos shown below have some symmetries. Which one has
the most axes of symmetry?
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

12. The figure on the right is a parallelogram ABCD where

AB = 5x + 2, BC = 3y + 1, CD = 5y 3, and AD = 4x + 2.

If angle A is 60, what is the area of ABCD?

(A) 60 2

(C) 60 3

(B) 84

(D) 90

13. If (px2 + 2x 3) (qx 3x2 +r) = 0 for all real number x, find p q + r.
(A) 6

(B) 7

(C) 8

(D) 9

14. The top of a 17 meter ladder is leaning against a wall that is perpendicular to the
ground.

The bottom of the ladder is on the ground 8 meters from the base of

the wall. If its top slides down 7 meters, how many meters does the bottom of
this ladder slide away?
(A) 5

(B) 7

(C) 8

(D) 9

15. Which one of the expressions below is a factor of (xy)2 8(yx) + 12?
(A) x y 2

(B) x + y 6

(C) x + y + 6

(D) x y + 6

16. Consider an arithmetic sequence of 200 terms. If the sum of all its odd terms is
199 and the sum of all its even terms is 299, find this arithmetic sequence's
common difference.
(A) 0.5

(B) 1

(C) 1.5

(D) 2

17. Consider triangle ABC as shown on the right. Let points E,

D, and G be the midpoints to AB , BC , and AD ,
respectively. How many triangles inside ABC, not
counting ADE, have the same area as ADE?
(A) 0
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(B) 1

(C) 2

(D) 3

18. Let AC and BD be the diagonals of a parallelogram ABCD that intersect at

point O. If BO = 6, AOD = 90, and the area of triangle BOC is 24, what is
the perimeter of ABCD?
(A) 28

(B) 36

(C) 40

(D) 48

19. If 12 32 + 52 72 + 92 112 + 132 152 = 2m, find m.

(A) 7

(B) 2

(C) 7

(D) 2

20. Consider any two numbers a and b. Observe the following steps:
(1) (a b)2 = (b a)2
(2)

( a b) 2 ( b a ) 2

(3) a b = ( a b)2 (b a )2 ba
(4) Therefore, 2a = 2b or b = a
Step 4 is obviously the wrong conclusion. A mathematical error occurs in which
one of these 4 steps?
(A) Step (1)

(B) Step (2)

(C) Step (3)

(D) Step (4)

21. The longest side of a right triangle has a length of 5x+2 and the other two sides
have lengths of 3x1 and 4x+3. What is the perimeter of this triangle?
(A) 28

(B) 40

(C) 52

(D) 64

22. Given the numbers 9, 6, 4, 1, 11, and 5. Suppose all but

one of these numbers are inserted into the circles in the figure
on the right. Which number should be left out so that the
others can be placed in a way that forms arithmetic sequences
both vertically and horizontally.
(A) 1

(B) 5

(C) 9

(D) 6

23. If the degree measure of three interior angles of a triangle form an arithmetic
sequence, which one of the following statements is correct?
(A) The lengths of the three sides of this triangle must also form an arithmetic
sequence
(B) This triangle must be a right triangle
(C) The lengths of the three sides of this triangle must have a proportion of
1:2:3
(D) One of the angles of this triangle must be a 60 angle.
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24. As shown in the figure on the right, AB is parallel to

DE , A = 120, and D = 32. If the angle

supplementary to BCD is 113, what is the angle

measure of B?
(A) 35
(B) 34
(C) 25
(D) 24
25. As shown in the figure on the right, ABCD is a square and
AE AF CG CH . It is found that in terms of a
parameter x, the shaded area can be expressed 5x2 + 26x +
24 while the area of triangle AEF can be expressed
1
2x2 + 2x + . How long is DH ?
2
(A) 5
(B) x + 4
(C) x + 6
(D) 2x + 1
26. What is the value for x in the figure on the right?
(A) 6

(B) 8

(C) 10

(D) 12

27. Suppose a ball is tossed vertically up to the sky on top

of a building. Let this ball's distance from the ground
is 54 + 3t 2t2 meters after t seconds. How many
seconds later before this ball reaches the ground?
(A) 9

(B) 7

(C) 8

(D) 6

a2 a4
=
and a1 = 1, which
a1 a2

28. Let a1, a2, a3, a4, be an arithmetic sequence. If

one of the following statements is correct?

(A) The common difference of this arithmetic sequence is 1
(B) a4 must be 4

(C) a3 can be 3

(D) a4 > a3

29. In basketball, Team C is famous for their triangular strategy which means using
3 players to form a triangle on offense. If the distance between Luc and Scott is 5
meters and the distance between Luc and Michael is 2 meters, then the distance
between Scott and Michael must be less than a meters and more than b meters.
Find a b.
(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

30. A trapezoid ABCD is given as shown in the figure on

the right. Suppose its upper base AD = 6 cm, lower
base BC = 24 cm, and its diagonals are AC = 24 cm
and BD = 18 cm. What is the area of this trapezoid?
(A) 192 cm2
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(B) 196 cm2

(C) 210 cm2

(D) 216 cm2